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In short — Radeon RX 6500 XT outperforms GeForce GTX 1060 Max-Q on the selected game parameters. We do not have the prices of both CPUs to compare value. The better performing Radeon RX 6500 XT is 1667 days newer than GeForce GTX 1060 Max-Q.
Advantages of NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1060 Max-Q
- Consumes up to 25% less energy than AMD Radeon RX 6500 XT - 80 vs 107 Watts
- Up to 50% more VRAM memory than AMD Radeon RX 6500 XT - 6 vs 4 GB
Advantages of AMD Radeon RX 6500 XT
- Performs up to 19% better in Diablo IV than GeForce GTX 1060 Max-Q - 93 vs 78 FPS
Diablo IV
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Ultra
Radeon RX 6500 XT
Desktop • Jan 19th, 2022
FPS
93
100%
Value, $/FPS
$2.04/FPS
100%
Price, $
$189.99
100%
FPS and Value Winner
MSI Gaming AMD Radeon RX 6500 XT 64-bit 4GB GDDR6 DP/HDMI PCIe 4 Torx Twin Fans FreeSync DirectX 12 VR Ready OC Graphics Card (RX 6500 XT MECH 2X 4G OC)
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Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Ultra
GeForce GTX 1060 Max-Q
Mobile • Jun 27th, 2017
Radeon RX 6500 XT
Desktop • Jan 19th, 2022
Theoretical Performance
GeForce GTX 1060 Max-Q
Mobile • Jun 27th, 2017
Pixel Fillrate
71.04 GPixel/s
78%
Texel Fillrate
118.4 GTexel/s
65%
Radeon RX 6500 XT
Desktop • Jan 19th, 2022
Pixel Fillrate
90.08 GPixel/s
100%
Texel Fillrate
180.2 GTexel/s
100%
NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1060 Max-Q | vs | AMD Radeon RX 6500 XT |
|---|---|---|
| Jun 27th, 2017 | Release Date | Jan 19th, 2022 |
| GeForce 10 Mobile | Generation | Navi II |
| Not Available | MSRP | $199 |
| None | Outputs | 1x HDMI 2.1, 1x DisplayPort 1.4a |
| None | Power Connectors | 1x 6-pin |
Mobile | Segment | Desktop |
6 GB | Memory | 4 GB |
| GDDR5 | Type | GDDR6 |
| 192-bit | Bus | 64-bit |
192.2 GB/s | Bandwidth | 143.9 GB/s |
| 1063 MHz | Base Clock Speed | 2310 MHz |
| 1480 MHz | Boost Clock Speed | 2815 MHz |
| 2002 MHz | Memory Clock Speed | 2248 MHz |
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Diablo IV, 1920 x 1080, Ultra
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